[Report 1947] / Sanitary Committee [- Medical Officer of Health], Cornwall County Council.

  • Cornwall (England). County Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Sanitary Committee [- Medical Officer of Health], Cornwall County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (2) that the County Council appoint one Pests Ofi&cer for supervising the work and keeping all records, and to work under the control of the County Sanitary Officer; (3) that three persons be appointed to form an operating team (i male operator and 2 female operators); (4) that the question of appointing one or more trainees to work in conjunction with the operating team be considered; (5) that the rate of wages in each case be on the same basis as those paid by the War Agricultural Executive Committee for similar work, viz:— Pests Officer ... £2^0 p.a. rising to /290 p.a. Operator in charge ... /4.5.0 to /4.10.0 per week. Female operator ... ^^3.4.0 to /3.8.0 per week. (6) that, in order to make effective the work of disinfestation throughout the areas above referred to, the closest co-operation between the County Council’s staff and that of the War Agricultural Executive Committee was essential. The arrangement for the supervision of this work by the County Sanitary Officer was later approved by the Public Health Committee for a period of six months. A scheme was then prepared and the following appointments made:— I Pests Officer ) I Male Operator j ^947- The male operator resigned after working one week and two further men were appointed and commenced duties on the ist September, 1947 and the 13th October, 1947, respectively. The Pests Officer is responsible for carrying out the survey to ascertain which premises are infested and to what extent and also to assist in ! operations. The two operators carry out the work of destruction. The methods adopted are those suggested by the Ministry of Food and include the laying of bait without poison for several days, and then 1 follow up with poisoned bait. The poison used being Arsenious Oxide and Zinc Phosphide. Traps have also been used, particularly in cases where poison could not be laid with safety owing to the presence of domestic animals, etc. The Rural Districts of Stratton, Launceston and Camelford consist of 40 separate parishes covering an area of 182,016 acres, and the number of inhabited houses in the 3 districts is approximately 5,766, in addition to the many other types of premises likely to become infested by rats and mice. The work up to the end of the year has been confined to these 3 Rural Districts, no work having been carried out by the team in the West Penwith area.